Tigger of Kai wrote:In his documentary on the war, Ken Burns adds, "Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan hired substitutes, as did two future presidents -- Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland. 'Bounty jumping' became a profession. Men signed up from one district long enough to receive a reward for enlisting, then deserted to do the same elsewhere. One man repeated the process 32 times before he was caught."

Sounds like a great get-rich-quick scheme!

"Whatever you do, don't fall off the bridge! It'll be a pain to try to get back up again." - Private, DW 8

I found this gem on Harrison Ford's imdb.com page and thought it described my work attitude pretty well.

I think I did have a reputation for being grumpy. I don't think I'm grumpy. I have opinions. I have an independent vision. I am a purposeful person. But on a daily basis, I think I'm other than grumpy. I think it is a case where I am coming to do business and not there just to be flattered and cajoled and used.

"Think about it. If all people on earth would be the same, would that really mean we're at peace? Same gender, same abilities, same skills and talents, same looks, same minds, same wisdom. Will it be better or will it be worse than it is now?" - Joan Louvie / "Bob Moran - The Yellow Shadow FanFiction"

"If I could decide what to be in my next live, I surely wish I could be a star, for there is no human who will ever understand me and no power that binds me. And if humanity gets on my nerves, I just blast them with me to oblivion. Ha!" - Blade de Constantine / "Ages of Agony RPG Project of our 'Sister Cooperation' Horrorpuppets" XD

"There is no rhyme, no riddle, no question I cannot speak. But there are many of those who you try to understand, but will never grasp at all." - Hanleng

"Wise is the one who is cold enough to sacrifice lives. Strong is the one who protects, but needs no other living. Calm is the one who needs neither of those. But to be truly successful in your task, you need all three." - Wufeng the Calm

"I do not speak to change minds. I do not trust in the sweetening lies you speak with false dignity. I care nothing for your worldly treasures and pity you all for you need them to feel value in life."-LordBloodySoul-

"I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damn things." -Dorothy Parker

My avatar is Roy from Fire Emblem: Binding Blade, as he appears in Fire Emblem: AwakeningQuote of the "Day": "The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before." -Neil Gaiman